Rating: PG13Warnings: Drakken/Kim PossibleSpoilers: NoneSummary: Drakken in love with Kim? And Kim used to think she had it rough before! The microchip rehabilitation doesn’t seem to go as planned.Date Of Completion: Nov 14, 2004Date Of Posting: Feb 15, 2010Disclaimer: Kim Possible and all subsequent characters are owned and copyrighted by Disney Studios. I have made no money off of this or any of my other fanfics… pity!

Word Count: 1248Feedback welcome and appreciated.

Kim aimed her grappling hook and shot it at the air ship’s runners. It looped around and secured itself about them firmly and towed her upward after the escaping craft. She pressed a button and it reeled itself in, drawing her closer so she was able to grab a hold of the runners. Her sense of balance was excellent, thanks to her cheerleading skills and she managed to swing herself with ease into the open door of the futuristic zeppelin. She removed her goggles to her forehead and replaced her grappling gun in its usual resting-place and wandered into the air ship, looking for it’s pilot.

“Hello, Kim. I knew this latest scheme would get your attention.” Drakken emerged from the small cockpit. He’d thrown the thing into autopilot so he could greet the girl.

Kim halted, taking in the blue man she had once grown to care for. Now he was back to his old tricks, apparently. She didn’t know how though. The microchip should have dissuaded any negative behavior on his part, no matter if he was coached by Shego.

Drakken held up a small metallic square chip between his thumb and forefinger and rolled it back and forth as if he read the confusion in Kim’s mind at his sudden fall back to evil. “Shego found this and removed it for me.” He tossed it to Kim who caught it. She let it rest in the palm of her hand and stared at it.

“So, you’re back to your old self.” She said.

Drakken heard the disappointment in her words and nodded once, “Yes. I am. I remember my past now. But I also remember my time at GJ--- and with you.” His smile was sad, “You were my first kiss. Though I didn’t know it at the time. You were also the first one to ever call me their friend. I’ll never forget that.”

Kim hadn’t known that. She felt a flush come back into her cheeks. She’d been kissed before, but they had been quick, sloppy things by Josh. Drakken’s was her first real romantic kiss, inexperienced as he had been. She stared down at the chip again, a conflicting barrage of feelings muddling her mind. When she looked up again, Drakken had moved and was now right in front of her, toe to toe. She had to look up to see his face. She pocketed the chip. Drakken removed the gloves he wore and raised one hand to rest upon her cheek.

“That chip, it allowed me to see you in a completely different light, Kim. I don’t think I regret getting that implant if only for that.”

Kim looked into his eyes and knew she was seeing the real Drakken. He wasn’t being controlled by anything or by anyone now and yet there was real love she found in there.

“Come back with me, Drew.” She pleaded.

But he shook his head and sighed, “I can’t leave Shego. She finally revealed her true feelings for me.” He then laughed almost bitterly, “All my life I was starved for attention, I craved to have someone love me, now for the first time, I not only have one, but two beautiful girls vying for my attention.”

Kim traced his scar slowly with her finger and then found herself suddenly in his arms. She was pressed up against his chest and she could feel him breathing erratically, as if his heart was threatening to beat right out of his chest. His face was so close to hers, she felt his breath on her cheek. She always thought for some reason that villains should have bad breath, but Drakken’s was almost pleasant. He leaned forward and Kim let him kiss her once more.

She kissed him back. Once he realized her compliance, his kiss became more eager and involved, like something she’d only witnessed in every romantic movie she’d ever seen. Before she knew it, her mouth had accepted his tongue. She was amazed with herself, wondering if she was completely off her rocker to let her re-reformed arch foe French kiss her. But her heart was thudding in her throat and she couldn’t help but gain great pleasure from the very odd experience. Her arms wrapped around his neck. But she flinched as soon as she felt a questing hand rove up underneath her top and cup her breast gently. She gasped and automatically pushed herself away from him, trembling. Kim was amazed that it was such a struggle for her to deny him. But she was also relieved when Drakken let her push him away and quietly removed his wayward hand.

“I--- I’m no-not ready for that yet, Drew.” She panted, though part of her couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to have him explore her body.

“I’m sorry. Just, you being here, kissing me,” Drakken took a deep shuddering breath himself and let it out, “Stay with me tonight, Kim. Please.”

But Kim took a step back, out of his reach and shook her head. Drakken let his arms drop to his side. He took another deep breath.

“Didn’t mean to scare you.” He said sadly.

“It’s okay, Drakken.”

“I kind of like it better when you call me Drew, actually.” He admitted. “Just when it’s us two alone.”

Kim gave him a small, encouraging smile of understanding, “I’ll remember that--- Drew.”

“Sure you wont come with me? We’d have to find a quiet place where Shego couldn’t find us. We’ll have champagne and everything.” Drakken persisted.

She reached out and held one of his hands in hers. Part of her really wanted to, but it just wouldn’t be right for many reasons. “We can’t be together like that, Drew. I have to grow up first.” She cocked her head, “And so do you.”

Drakken sighed, “I know I have issues. What villain doesn’t?”

“We all got issues, Drew, even me.” Kim let him know. “But you ever hear of good attention, bad attention? I think you’d be more successful if you cut it out with the bad attention. You sure finally got my attention when you were a good guy.”

“Can’t, no matter how badly I want to be with you. I also care for Shego very much and I can’t disappoint her.”

“So I guess this is good bye.”

“Guess so, at least until next time you come after me.” Drakken leaned forward once more and gave her a quick good bye kiss. “I’ve never said this to anyone before, not even to Shego, but I think I love you.”

How many times in one day could she blush? She didn’t think she loved Drew like that, but she knew she cared for him much more then she ever thought she could care for a bad guy. She’d let him go this time. Drakken hadn’t done anything really wrong this time to warrant getting thrown in jail. He’d only done just enough to get her attention. Had he always planned on kissing her this one time like that? The flush in her cheeks was not from the whipping cold as she leapt from the craft to parachute safely to the ground. She had been sorely tempted to go with him. She felt heartened in knowing that even hardened criminal’s could change if they really wanted to, if given a good enough reason. She just never thought before that she wished she could be Drakken’s reason to change.